The Hungry Little Giant "I'm hungry. I could swallow Wales

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The Hungry Little Giant "I'm hungry. I could swallow Wales The Hungry Little Giant "I'm hungry! I could swallow Wales!" the little giant cried. "Tonight we're having Chile, dear," the giant's mother sighed. "Can I please have Samoa, Mom?" the little giant asked her. "Just don't forget dessert," she said. "We're having Baked Alaska." "Tomorrow we'll eat Turkey, there is truly nothing finer. We'll cook it in the oven and we'll serve it up on China."

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Definition pun [puhn] Show noun, verb, punned, pun·ning. noun 1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.

How do you play on words? Use homophones! Use Oxymorons! Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings. Use Oxymorons! Oxymorons are a figure of speech which use contradictory words together to give meaning to a statement.

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